Man injured cleaning a gun

UPDATED @ 9:59 a.m.:

A man cleaning a gun Wednesday night at his Hampshire Drive accidentally shot himself in the hand, according to Hamilton police.

Police were called to an apartment in the Princeton Square Apartments about 5:30 p.m. The man said after injuring his hand, he threw the gun in the river.

The man was transported to West Chester Hospital for treatment.

INITIAL REPORT:

Police here are investigating a man shot on Hampshire Drive.

Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to an apartment in the 400 block of Hampshire Drive for a gunshot wound.

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Medics removed a man to a local hospital.

An investigation is ongoing and the shooting may have been accidental, emergency dispatchers said.

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